Detection probabilities for photon-counting avalanche photodiodes applied to a laser radar system

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 5140-5147

  Henriksson, Markus ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL RADAR;

AVALANCHE PHOTODIODES; GEIGER MODE; LASER SHOTS; LINEAR MODE DETECTOR;

PHOTODIODES;

EID: 25444469924     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.005140     Document Type: Article

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